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The Routledge Handbook of Global Development

Other publication / This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world’s most pressing global development challenges.

22 February 2022 / About Adaptation

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Lessons from COVID-19 for managing transboundary climate risks and building resilience

Journal article / The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how hard it is to manage a global crisis. What can we learn from the pandemic to help fight climate change and build resilience?

1 February 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply chains

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COVID-19 Driven Adaptations in the Provision of School Meals in the Baltic Sea Region

Journal article / A new research paper reviews how school canteens in five Baltic Sea countries adapted to the COVID-19 crisis.

19 January 2022 / About Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Innovation and Supply chains

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Disaster risk reduction and health in the Asia-Pacific region

SEI brief / In the Asia-Pacific region, policies that address disaster risk reduction and health increasingly recognize the synergies between the two sectors.

17 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster risk and Public policy

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Climate change amplifies the risks for violent conflicts in Africa

Perspective / The potential for climate change to exacerbate violent conflict is manifest in Africa. Growing competition over natural resources will likely increase tensions.

10 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Water resources

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Breakdown or breakthrough: currents and turning points in 2022

Perspective / SEI Currents 2022 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from eight offices on four continents to examine trends emerging in 2022 and beyond.

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

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Is the world entering a commodities supercycle?

Perspective / Agricultural and mining commodities prices are at the forefront of economic trends that shape the global economy and affect the ability to reach climate goals.

20 December 2021 / About Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals

SEI Currents 2022

Feature / The world is in transition. What trends are emerging in 2022?

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

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SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model

Tool / The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model is software to help countries develop Covid-19-adjusted economic baselines for sustainable development planning.

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